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where has obama failed detroit? >> here's the problem. the president says let me tax houston, send it to washington, then i'll pass it out to some other part of the country. by doing so, he picks the winners and losers. he picks which businesses he thinks will succeed and then he gives them money. but too often this becomes sort of a kroeny capitalism where the government takes money from somebody who is succeeding in business and gives it to somebody who they think might succeed in business. he did this with solindra. he gave it to one of the richest men in the company to build solar panels but nobody wanted to buy solar panels. anybody that's been a consumer who -- or been a business that's been rewarded by the consumer, they're the ones who get the money. >> sounds a lot like -- i don't know -- capitalism. senator, president obama promised to not let detroit go bankrupt. he may have been talking about the auto industry or the city, but did the president lie? >> he's given a lot of promises. he promised we could keep our doctor if we li
where has obama failed detroit? >> here's the problem. the president says let me tax houston, send it to washington, then i'll pass it out to some other part of the country. by doing so, he picks the winners and losers. he picks which businesses he thinks will succeed and then he gives them money. but too often this becomes sort of a kroeny capitalism where the government takes money from somebody who is succeeding in business and gives it to somebody who they think might succeed in...
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for coal country to take a shot almost literally at answering people's complaints about obama care and other issues in a series of town hall meetings. correspondent traveling with the senator has more now. >> reporter: at a gun range in west virginia on thursday democratic senator joe manchin hitting head center. the certainty of target shooting is a refreshing departure from washington politics. later at a town hall meeting he faced a moving target. once loyal democratic state has shifted on the national level, a trend accelerated now because of obama care. >> what i'm hearing from our corporations and the business owners is uncertainty, uncertainty, uncertainty. >> reporter: manchin heard west virginias are tired of washington's gridlock and angered over the war on coal. >> i'm afraid not only are they going after coal, we're seeing an end of that. i'm worried they're going to go after natural gas. >> reporter: a september poll by the left-leaning ppp found that 49% of west virginia voters support impeaching the president and that was before the obama care rollout. the same poll foun
for coal country to take a shot almost literally at answering people's complaints about obama care and other issues in a series of town hall meetings. correspondent traveling with the senator has more now. >> reporter: at a gun range in west virginia on thursday democratic senator joe manchin hitting head center. the certainty of target shooting is a refreshing departure from washington politics. later at a town hall meeting he faced a moving target. once loyal democratic state has...
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and western countries, there is misleading information and propaganda about pprk. >> reporter: north korean state media released this video over the weekend of detained american tourist 85-year-old merrill newman reading a handwritten apology. pyongyang said newman admits he is guilty of big crimes when he fought for the u.s. in the korean war killing civilians, working with anticommunist guerrillas and planning now 60 years later to try to meet up with them. the video shows newman signing the four-page statement he read on camera dated november 9 and sealing it with his thumbprint in red ink. what was to him next isn't clear. after being held since late october, taken off a plane just as his tour group was leaving, the white house is now weighing in. a spokesman saying, the u.s. is deeply concerned, calling on north korea to release newman and fellow american kenneth bae, now held for more than a year. but one expert says that could complicate and already sensitive situation. >> north korea doesn't want to give impression to the world that north korea is giving in to the demand of p
and western countries, there is misleading information and propaganda about pprk. >> reporter: north korean state media released this video over the weekend of detained american tourist 85-year-old merrill newman reading a handwritten apology. pyongyang said newman admits he is guilty of big crimes when he fought for the u.s. in the korean war killing civilians, working with anticommunist guerrillas and planning now 60 years later to try to meet up with them. the video shows newman...
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our country is falling into what i'll call a new normal. economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. >> is that the new economy? is that recovery? >> that's the way the economy looked about three months ago. i think that latest news has been significantly better than that. and i would say that it's really a challenge to both parties. i think that democrats and the people have been saying that we have secular stagnation and need a much bigger stimulus and stuck in this new normal, too. i think everybody is ursurprise by the good news. nobody figured out what the political story is. >> i don't think he's wrong that economy remains pretty weak. >> it's not a new normal in my view. >> you think it will get better? >> absolutely. i mean i am -- as convicted as i've ever been about the state of american economy. we have come a long way from righting the wrong that's got us into this mess. american companies are competitive. i can feel confidence coming back. as soon as we do, we're going to get stronger. >> enough talk like this everybody
our country is falling into what i'll call a new normal. economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. >> is that the new economy? is that recovery? >> that's the way the economy looked about three months ago. i think that latest news has been significantly better than that. and i would say that it's really a challenge to both parties. i think that democrats and the people have been saying that we have secular stagnation and need a much bigger stimulus and stuck in this new...
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today, president obama was try to answer critic, s of the deal. israeli prime minister netanyahu for one said it was a mistake. the iranian president hosseini told his country it was a good deal for tehran. while he didn't mention netanyahu by name, he pointed to national leaders who don't like the six-month interim agreement. rouhani said, quote, you saw which country got angry with the deal and you saw what a blow was inflicted on zionism, meaning israel. netanyahu, who met with secretary of state kerry earlier this week, pressioned the u.s. not to ease sanctions on iran. today, president obama said the u.s. should not be, quote, naive about iran, but also be open to the possibility that iran actually may abide by the deal. >> we have to not constantly assume that it's not possible for iran, like any country, to change over time. it may not be likely. if you ask me what is the likelihood we are able to arrive at the end state i was just describing earlier, i wouldn't say that it's more than 50/50. but we have to try. >> one middle east expert sa
today, president obama was try to answer critic, s of the deal. israeli prime minister netanyahu for one said it was a mistake. the iranian president hosseini told his country it was a good deal for tehran. while he didn't mention netanyahu by name, he pointed to national leaders who don't like the six-month interim agreement. rouhani said, quote, you saw which country got angry with the deal and you saw what a blow was inflicted on zionism, meaning israel. netanyahu, who met with secretary of...
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we need to refocus our energy as a country to put people to work where we need them. a lot of employers took a lot of time off from hiring because of the economy, because of obama care. they didn't want to hire because they didn't know how this new health care law was going to work. today, some of that ambiguity is going away. i think this is a prime time for hiring over the next quarter, three months. >> i thank you for the positive tidbits on what we can do to improve our own economy. talking about today's economy. 7.0% unemployment. thanks. >>> there are ceremonies under way right now marking the 72nd anniversary of pearl harbor. a look back at the day that changed the course of our history. that's coming up for you next as we look at live pictures of washington, d.c. >>> this is a live look at ceremonies under way at the world war ii memorial in washington. also in hawaii, commemorating the 72nd anniversary of pearl we just listened to the playing of "taps" in washington. that surprise attack in 1941 by the japanese navy on the u.s. fleet killed more than 2,400 he
we need to refocus our energy as a country to put people to work where we need them. a lot of employers took a lot of time off from hiring because of the economy, because of obama care. they didn't want to hire because they didn't know how this new health care law was going to work. today, some of that ambiguity is going away. i think this is a prime time for hiring over the next quarter, three months. >> i thank you for the positive tidbits on what we can do to improve our own economy....
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president obama ordered flags to half-staff until sunset tomorrow. pickens county sheriff says he doesn't think it's right. >> to show a sign of respect for what nelson mandela has done, i have no problem with lowering it in south africa, in their country. but for our country, it should be the people, in my opinion, who have sacrificed for our country. >> now it is rare for a u.s. president to order flags lowered for a non-u.s. citizen but it has happened. george w. bush did it for pope john paul ii. that was in 2005 when he died. bill clinton did it for former israel prime minister rabin. the practice goes back to 1965 even when president johnson lowered flags for the death of winston church hill. >>> still to come on "new day" a new clue in the case of a missing teenager in new hampshire. have you heard about this? we're going to talk live with the lead investigator. >>> plus understanding the mandelas. we're going to speak to a cnn producer who knows the mandela family well and find out why winnie mandela's relationship to nelson is so complicated
president obama ordered flags to half-staff until sunset tomorrow. pickens county sheriff says he doesn't think it's right. >> to show a sign of respect for what nelson mandela has done, i have no problem with lowering it in south africa, in their country. but for our country, it should be the people, in my opinion, who have sacrificed for our country. >> now it is rare for a u.s. president to order flags lowered for a non-u.s. citizen but it has happened. george w. bush did it for...
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for services honoring that country's first black president. this weekend south africans are celebrating his life with songs and marches. mourners say mandel's leadership transform their country, including his 27 years in jail, protesting against apartheid. >> growing up, we weren't allowed -- it's just always been to me that rebellious person who fought for us. >> tomorrow is the national day of prayer in south africa. on tuesday, president obama will attend the official public memorial service in johannesburg. mandela will be buried on december 15th in the village of qunu where he grew up. >>> the remaining pilot whales that stranded on the coast of florida may have rescued themselves. on tuesday 51 whales were spotted either beach order in shallow water near the florida everglades. several whales died on the beach and others were euthanized, but most of the whales apparently swam up, making it to deeper water and safety. biologists say they don't know what caused the whales to come ashore. >>> about 60 childrens with critical illnesses took
for services honoring that country's first black president. this weekend south africans are celebrating his life with songs and marches. mourners say mandel's leadership transform their country, including his 27 years in jail, protesting against apartheid. >> growing up, we weren't allowed -- it's just always been to me that rebellious person who fought for us. >> tomorrow is the national day of prayer in south africa. on tuesday, president obama will attend the official public...
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he never met with a relative in the country illeg illegal illegally. brian todd with more. >> reporter: poppy and victor, this is about an uncle of the president who has gone through legal problems with immigration and it is about the impression the white house has given. white house aides say they weren't doing that. he is a 69-year-old man who works in a liquor store in boston. he is caught up in the president's political migraine. his name is omar. the president's uncle. the boston globe cited the white house as the president and uncle had never met. the white house press secretary now says this. >> the president said he, in fact, had met omar obama when he moved to cambridge for law school and stayed with him for a brief period of time. are. >> reporter: in recent days, he said he stayed with him for days in the 1980s. why the differing accounts? >> back when this arose, folks looked at the record. >> reporter: jay carney said it was when he asked the president about staying with his uncle. the white house was asked about the relationship a couple
he never met with a relative in the country illeg illegal illegally. brian todd with more. >> reporter: poppy and victor, this is about an uncle of the president who has gone through legal problems with immigration and it is about the impression the white house has given. white house aides say they weren't doing that. he is a 69-year-old man who works in a liquor store in boston. he is caught up in the president's political migraine. his name is omar. the president's uncle. the boston...
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. >> iran is a large country and is a relatively wealthy country. we have to take seriously the possibility that they are going to try to get a nuclear weapon. that's what this whole exercise is about. american express credit card, every purchase earns you 2% cash back, which is deposited in your fidelity account. is that it? actually... there's no annual fee and no limits on rewards. and with the fidelity cash management account debit card, you get reimbursed for all atm fees. is that it? oh, this guy, too. turn more of the money you spend into money you invest. it's everyday reinvesting for your personal economy. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is. 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 billion each year. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. supe
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. >> and a message for president obama - about love for his country. >> protesters in ukraine gear up for a demonstration - the ultimatum given to the president to end the conflict. >> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. after weeks being held in north korea a u.s. veteran is home in america, reunite with his family. in a moment we'll hear from merrill newman about his tourist trip that ended in detention. >> it will be cold. temperatures across the nation will stay below average. right now it's minus 14. it feels like we are minus 45 degrees. we have bone-chilling conditions across the northern area of the country. going down to the northern plains, temperatures subzero. we are at 1 degree in minneapolis. not much of a warm up is expected. there's advisories particularly for the wind chills through the dakotas. with the cold air we are expecting to see snow before day's end. >> meanwhile, a veteran held by north korea for weeks has returned to his family in california. north korea detained 85-year-old merrill newman, while he w
. >> and a message for president obama - about love for his country. >> protesters in ukraine gear up for a demonstration - the ultimatum given to the president to end the conflict. >> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. after weeks being held in north korea a u.s. veteran is home in america, reunite with his family. in a moment we'll hear from merrill newman about his tourist trip that ended in detention. >> it...
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president obama long with presidents george w. bush and bill clinton will be among those traveling to south africa to honor mandela. he will be buried in his hometown on sunday, december 15th. >>> in their first statements since his death, nelson mandela's family says, quote, they have lost a great man, a son of the soil. it goes on to say, we have lost a great man, a son of the soil whose greatness in our family was in the simplicity of his nature in our midst. a caring family leader who made time for all and on that score we will miss him dearly. >>> straight ahead on kron 4 news weekend, many of you are hosting in-laws or family members for the holidays. we will tell you great places to go for entertainment that you may not have thought about. we will have that when we come back. >> welcome back to kron 4 news weekend. the time right now is 8:15. taking a like at storm tracker 4. the bulk of the system has pushed out of the area. we are dealing with pop-up showers and snow flurries in the higher elevations. for the most part, i
president obama long with presidents george w. bush and bill clinton will be among those traveling to south africa to honor mandela. he will be buried in his hometown on sunday, december 15th. >>> in their first statements since his death, nelson mandela's family says, quote, they have lost a great man, a son of the soil. it goes on to say, we have lost a great man, a son of the soil whose greatness in our family was in the simplicity of his nature in our midst. a caring family leader...
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we will also tell you the specific plans now that we know about president obama's visit along with some other u.s. presidents here to south africa later this week as we report from soweto. >> lester, looking forward to that. we will get back to you shortly. >>> we want to get to today's top story in the u.s., another round of both powerful winter storms creating treacherous conditions at this point from california all the way to new england. the weather channel's mike seidel is in a very chilly leesburg, virginia, this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as we await the first wintery weather west of washington, dallas is encased in ice. the west coast got slammed by a second storm on saturday. in barts of north dakota and montana, temperatures have stayed below zero since thursday. no break in the wintery blast as a new storm moved into california. heavy snow in the mountains made the roads unsafe. >> it's slippery and dangerous. you try to change lanes and you're going sideways. >> reporter: icy conditions saturday went as far south as los angeles county, putting a total
we will also tell you the specific plans now that we know about president obama's visit along with some other u.s. presidents here to south africa later this week as we report from soweto. >> lester, looking forward to that. we will get back to you shortly. >>> we want to get to today's top story in the u.s., another round of both powerful winter storms creating treacherous conditions at this point from california all the way to new england. the weather channel's mike seidel is...
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youth is suffering twice the unemployment rate as everybody else in the country. if you can pay a $95 fine to get away from the $1800 liability, of course they're not going to do it. >> millennials are the ones who help catapult barack obama into the white house, voting for him 2-1. now the same harvard poll showw a majority of them disapprove of obama. 47% would recall him if they could. is that because they feel dissieved by him over this? >> i think, you know, young people i don't think they feel deceived. what i would argue, i think young people are trying to figure out, they're trying to find jobs. they're dealing with this horrible economy. also lands in the house of representatives where they understand nothing is getting done. the reason why we have a youth job crisis in this country is because there's been no jobs bill passed. i think the president -- >> -- trillion dollar stimulus shovel ready jobs bill in which even he admits, you know, there are no is up things as shovel ready jobs. how can you put the blame entirely on congress? isn't it the president
youth is suffering twice the unemployment rate as everybody else in the country. if you can pay a $95 fine to get away from the $1800 liability, of course they're not going to do it. >> millennials are the ones who help catapult barack obama into the white house, voting for him 2-1. now the same harvard poll showw a majority of them disapprove of obama. 47% would recall him if they could. is that because they feel dissieved by him over this? >> i think, you know, young people i...
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bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil rights icon. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95 years old. mandela's legacy is definitely a complicated one. while in prison he was labeled a terrorist by the reagan administration. mandela even had to get a special waiver to visit the u.s. in the 1990s. he wasn't removed from that terrorist list until 2008. cnn editorial producer nadia bill check with us. this is a part of history that very few people know as well as they know the history of his days in prison and then what happened afterwards. why was he labeled a terrorist? >> let's go back to 1961. nelson mandela together with his comrade, a military wing. why do they start a military wing? peaceful measures are no longer working against the oppressive apartheid regime. one of the reasons, one of the catalysts was something known as the sharpeville massacre. they are open fire
bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil rights icon. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95 years old. mandela's legacy is definitely a complicated one. while in prison he was labeled a terrorist by the reagan administration. mandela even had to get a special waiver to visit the u.s....
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in his country. listen to his take on it. >> the american people are good and decent. sometimes we get partly divided. specifically tries to deny it and splinter. >> he tried to divide the people and splint. >> some in the media have concluded this fiasco of obamacare is simply indefensible especially when a man lied dozens of times to the american people. there are some in the liberal media some liberal who are scientists. >> you think he is getting ticked off? >> even his most ar dent owe po supporters are saying this -- >> i got all my tea my honey, y mial kau celalkaseltzer. >>> well-known washington whistleblower. he calls them the controversial hires the open administration. kelly file exclusive next. plus just after getting christmas eve the baby chair with the built in ipad holder. is this a good idea? hi honey, did you get e toaster cozy? yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a box and ship it r one flat rate. so i kn untilt was full. you'd be crazy not to. i
in his country. listen to his take on it. >> the american people are good and decent. sometimes we get partly divided. specifically tries to deny it and splinter. >> he tried to divide the people and splint. >> some in the media have concluded this fiasco of obamacare is simply indefensible especially when a man lied dozens of times to the american people. there are some in the liberal media some liberal who are scientists. >> you think he is getting ticked off? >>...
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there will be services across the country. tuesday, there's a huge memorial service at a football stadium that seats some 80,000 people. there will be world leaders from across the globe there, including president obama, former presidents bush, clinton and carter, others from across the united states, celebrities. this is just an event that is going to draw an incredible number of people to come here to pay their respects, just a huge moment in history that will be just packed with emotion because of the passing of mandela. across johannesburg, across this country, there are gatherings like this. here we found families, we found children. we found people from this neighborhood and beyond, everyone coming to this place to be here to say that they were able to share in the moment of what was happening here of such magnitude that's just incalculable. just a small gathering tonight but it's all growing and it's going to keep growing as the days and weeks continue here in south africa and around the world. >> ron allen for us in so
there will be services across the country. tuesday, there's a huge memorial service at a football stadium that seats some 80,000 people. there will be world leaders from across the globe there, including president obama, former presidents bush, clinton and carter, others from across the united states, celebrities. this is just an event that is going to draw an incredible number of people to come here to pay their respects, just a huge moment in history that will be just packed with emotion...
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obama care sites, states doing it themselves, then you have the healthcare.gov states. take a look. they want to hit 7 million in total by the end of march. those are the numbers sort of over the last several weeks here. cloe closer to 200,000. people sign up for these things late. it's psychology, you wait until the last minute to do things. the numbers could go up, especially in march. also, 200,000 is not even close to the 7 million they hope to have. also this anxiety of people who have had their policies cancelled and who are now trying to get to the site to find out what the new premium will be. what the new plan will be, who had trouble getting on. it's a concern for them in particular. >> i have to ask you about this opinion piece you wrote released this morning. it raises a provocative question. there has been an understandable focus on the website healthcare.gov the problems it's been having. you kind of raised this question. does health insurance make us healthier? maybe we are looking at the wrong measuring stick we are all healthy americans. what do you thi
obama care sites, states doing it themselves, then you have the healthcare.gov states. take a look. they want to hit 7 million in total by the end of march. those are the numbers sort of over the last several weeks here. cloe closer to 200,000. people sign up for these things late. it's psychology, you wait until the last minute to do things. the numbers could go up, especially in march. also, 200,000 is not even close to the 7 million they hope to have. also this anxiety of people who have had...
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now we know that president barack obama will lead a u.s. presidential delegation to this country. but it's not clear yet which event he will be attending. but by far the biggest public event will be that national memorial service at a soccer stadium in soweto and ultimately nelson mandela's body will be flown to his ancestral village in qunu for a private burial on the 15th of december. >> thank you. >>> joining us from johannesburg is john carlin the south africa correspondent of the london independent newspaper when mandala was freed from prison in 1990, he's the author two of books about mandala's life and times, including the one on which the film "invictus" was based. good morning to you, john. >> good morning. >> i had a chance to read your article yesterday in the uk it was beautiful. you talk a lot about the last time you saw nelson mandela four years ago. what was he like then? >> yeah. well it was almost exactly four years ago actually on the 8th of december, 2009. just before the movie "invictus" was about to come out. i went to his home here in johannesburg. he was sit
now we know that president barack obama will lead a u.s. presidential delegation to this country. but it's not clear yet which event he will be attending. but by far the biggest public event will be that national memorial service at a soccer stadium in soweto and ultimately nelson mandela's body will be flown to his ancestral village in qunu for a private burial on the 15th of december. >> thank you. >>> joining us from johannesburg is john carlin the south africa correspondent...
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, our country has fallen into what i'll call a new normal. slow economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. >> people on the streets right now are protesting because they want a higher minimum wage. they are saying they're not feeling it. >> the fact is the president has long supported policies and continues to support policies and has taken action on policies that go right at this issue. that work is not done. >> reporter: and there was one small glimmer of hope for bipartisanship on the economy. president obama called for an extension of the unemployment benefits by the end of the year and after hearing that house speaker john boehner said he will take a look at it. the way things have been going here in washington lately, wolf, that almost qualifies as a holiday miracle. >> that's a good point as well. jim acosta, thanks very much. gloria borger is here. she's our chief political analyst. why isn't the white house, gloria, making more of these positive numbers? >> you know, as jim is pointing out, look, the white house understands
, our country has fallen into what i'll call a new normal. slow economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. >> people on the streets right now are protesting because they want a higher minimum wage. they are saying they're not feeling it. >> the fact is the president has long supported policies and continues to support policies and has taken action on policies that go right at this issue. that work is not done. >> reporter: and there was one small glimmer of hope for...
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i know you have been in this country a long time. >> i called the cops. they're coming in. >> okay. i have a quick question. >> i don't want no questions. >> that was fox's jesse watters tracking down president obama's uncle outside of boston earlier this year. in 2011 omar obama was arrested for drunk driving. it was discovered he was living in the united states illegally. the white house claimed at the time that omar and president obama never had met because reporters were inquiring about the relationship. now they have done a complete 180. trace gallagher has "the kelly file" investigation. >> reporter: in fact, when the president's uncle omar was arrested for drunk driving not only did we learn he was here illegally but that he was related to the president. in fact he was asked if he would like to make a phone call. he said, i think i will call the white house. the white house told the boston globe there was no record of the president meeting his uncle omar. this week in the boston immigration court omar obama testified not only had he met his nephew but barack obama even lived
i know you have been in this country a long time. >> i called the cops. they're coming in. >> okay. i have a quick question. >> i don't want no questions. >> that was fox's jesse watters tracking down president obama's uncle outside of boston earlier this year. in 2011 omar obama was arrested for drunk driving. it was discovered he was living in the united states illegally. the white house claimed at the time that omar and president obama never had met because reporters...
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qn for you. >> that was fox's jesse waters tracking down president obama's uncle. outside of boston earlier this year. in 2011, omar obama was arrested for drunk driving. it was discovered at the time he was living in the united states illegally. at the time, the white house claimed that omar and president obama had never met because reporters were inquiring about the relationship. now, they have done a complete 180. trace gallagher has a "kelly file" investigation. >> in fact, when the president's uncle was arrested for drunk driving in 2011, not only did we first learn he was in the country illegally, but that's when we first learned he was related to the president. he was asked if he would like to make a phone call. he said, i think i'll call the white house. then the white house told the boston globe there was no record at all of the president meeting his uncle omar. then this week in the boston immigration court, omar obama testified not only had he met his nephew, but barack obama even lived with him for a short time. now the white house says there was no dec
qn for you. >> that was fox's jesse waters tracking down president obama's uncle. outside of boston earlier this year. in 2011, omar obama was arrested for drunk driving. it was discovered at the time he was living in the united states illegally. at the time, the white house claimed that omar and president obama had never met because reporters were inquiring about the relationship. now, they have done a complete 180. trace gallagher has a "kelly file" investigation. >> in...
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despite the deal with iran the country opposes threats addressed by the nuclear agreement. our emphasis to diplomatic tools should not be determined. we know we cannot operate in a vacuum. our success will continue to hinge on american's military power and assurance to our allies and partners in the middle east that we will use it. hagel made the comment while addressing leaders in bahrain. >>> six suspect are in police custody accused of stealing radioactive material from a truck on monday. they are being interrogated to see if they played a role in the theft of cobalt 60. they located the truck on wednesday and recovered most of the material. the suspects were treated and releaseandrelease after all butd negative for radioactive poisoning. ♪ >>> an intense winter storm is moving through the mid section of the mit -- mid west. it's coming to an end. it sphreches o -- stretches from texas to the ohio valley texas has been hit particularly hard. a quarter of a million people in the state are without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and along with sunday's da
despite the deal with iran the country opposes threats addressed by the nuclear agreement. our emphasis to diplomatic tools should not be determined. we know we cannot operate in a vacuum. our success will continue to hinge on american's military power and assurance to our allies and partners in the middle east that we will use it. hagel made the comment while addressing leaders in bahrain. >>> six suspect are in police custody accused of stealing radioactive material from a truck on...
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he is in the country to thank troops for their service. now you are looking at live pictures from johannesburg, south africa, where visitors all over the world continue to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. president obama will travel to south africa for the memorial along with presidents bush and clinton. they'll be joined by other world figures like the pope and celebrities including bill gates and oprah. the public service will be on tuesday. mandela's body will lie in state for three days. after that his body will be flown to his home village for a private burial. >>> the grammy nominations are out. justin timberlake lead the pack at seven. did mr. suit and tie get snubbed? timberlake's 20/20 experience was the best-selling release but he still didn't get nominated in top categories like album, song, record of the year. another person shut out. how about this one? miley cyrus. she got no nominations. taylor swift, bruno mars and katy perry performed her hit song last night "roar." ♪ i got the eye of the tiger fire ♪ ♪ dancing thro
he is in the country to thank troops for their service. now you are looking at live pictures from johannesburg, south africa, where visitors all over the world continue to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. president obama will travel to south africa for the memorial along with presidents bush and clinton. they'll be joined by other world figures like the pope and celebrities including bill gates and oprah. the public service will be on tuesday. mandela's body will lie in state for three days....
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prisoners to their home countries, even if they have been cleared for release. but now, tonight, republicans and democrats in the house and the senate say the new defense bill for this year will start to drop those restrictions, finally. so the obama administration will finally be able to start sending home some of the dozens of guantanamo prisoners who are cleared for release, who have only had congress standing in the way. that is the plan, at least, the vote should be tomorrow. snow permitting. >>> okay, finally, this is the best one. is it true or is it false that the american singer who is a new international superstar in classical arabic singing does not speak arabic? here she is singing what i am told is a near-perfect rendition of a famous arabic love song. ♪ >> that is jennifer grout, a 23-year-old woman from boston, singing a classical love song on "arab's got talent," a competition airing out of beirut. but is it true or false that this u.s. superstar in classical arabic singing does not speak arabic? is that true or is that false? true. it is true.
prisoners to their home countries, even if they have been cleared for release. but now, tonight, republicans and democrats in the house and the senate say the new defense bill for this year will start to drop those restrictions, finally. so the obama administration will finally be able to start sending home some of the dozens of guantanamo prisoners who are cleared for release, who have only had congress standing in the way. that is the plan, at least, the vote should be tomorrow. snow...
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wait until you hear who is now going to be basically embracing immigration policy in this country. an exclusive next. >>> plus, just out for gift givers, the baby chair with a built-in ipad holders for infants. is this a good idea? [kevin] paul and i have been friends... [paul] well...forever. [kevin] he's the one person who loves pizza more than i do. aul] we're obsessed. [kevin] we decided to make our obsession our livelihood. [kevin] business was really good. [kevin] then our sauce supplier told me: "you got to get quickbooks." [kevin]quickbooks manages money, tracks sales and expenses. credit cards. [paul] somebody buys a pie with a credit card, boom, all the accounts update. [paul] when we started hiring,we turned on payroll. [kevin] it's like our pizza.you add the toppings you want, leave off the ones you don't. [kevin] now business is in really great shape. [announcer] start using intuit quickbooks for free at quickbooks-dot-com. >>> a first on "the kelly file." an everyday mom details the heart wrenching decisions her family is facing after finding out that the cost of her
wait until you hear who is now going to be basically embracing immigration policy in this country. an exclusive next. >>> plus, just out for gift givers, the baby chair with a built-in ipad holders for infants. is this a good idea? [kevin] paul and i have been friends... [paul] well...forever. [kevin] he's the one person who loves pizza more than i do. aul] we're obsessed. [kevin] we decided to make our obsession our livelihood. [kevin] business was really good. [kevin] then our sauce...
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they had a meeting in 2005 as a young senator for barack obama. the president spoke back fondly on that meeting and said he took so much from mandela. the men have the bond of being the first black presidents of each of their countries. in june i was with the president in africa, he had a long trip. at that time mandela was ill. the speculation was if he would pass during president barack obama 's trip or if obama would meet with him. he decided out of respect for mandela that he would meet with some of his relatives there in south africa rather than meeting directly with mandela ailing back in the early part of the summer. bottom line, president barack obama took his own family to robin island where nelson mandela was in prison for 26 years. there was images of the president bringing his wife and two young daughters to talk to them about the legacy and refler reflect on hit. >> we got a message from george bush. it says barbara and i have had the privilege to know. as president i watched in wonder as mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive
they had a meeting in 2005 as a young senator for barack obama. the president spoke back fondly on that meeting and said he took so much from mandela. the men have the bond of being the first black presidents of each of their countries. in june i was with the president in africa, he had a long trip. at that time mandela was ill. the speculation was if he would pass during president barack obama 's trip or if obama would meet with him. he decided out of respect for mandela that he would meet...
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to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's court right now if raul castro follows up with the release of alan gross, that would be a significant gesture on the part of the cubans and presumably it would be followed up by the president with some further at least modest improvements in relations. >> when you're already called aggressive relations, aggressions against cuba. let me move on to the president's tribute. last week he made the tribute to nelson mandela very personal and did so again today. let's have a quick listen. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land and it spurred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities, to others and to myself, and it set m
to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's court right now if raul castro follows up with the release of alan gross, that would be a significant gesture on the...
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i would make the argument we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that has taken over and is controlling people's lives and obama care is front and center in that. >> ryan, what gives? >> i think we have to add apartheid -- >> f.w. de klerk, such a better person than mitch mcconnell. >> we have to add apartheid to that list of issues you shouldn't compare in modern american politics -- >> right. naziism, slavery, apartheid. >> there are issues that were unique historically and no matter how bad you think things are in american politics right now, comparisons are never going to be apt. >> nelson mandela supported universal health care. i think the comparison, like the pope, i think the comparison is kind of -- >> i would tell you this. i think neither side should be using the man, a dead man, deceased man we are honoring to make cheap political shots. >> amen to that. ana, ryan, neera, you guys continue in the green room. >>> next on "the lead," nelson mandela is being remembered as an icon but at one time he was a polarizing figur
i would make the argument we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that has taken over and is controlling people's lives and obama care is front and center in that. >> ryan, what gives? >> i think we have to add apartheid -- >> f.w. de klerk, such a better person than mitch mcconnell. >> we have to add apartheid to that list of issues you shouldn't compare in modern american politics -- >> right....
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president obama will attend along with current and former leaders from more than 100 countries. is u.s. will airlift african forces and equipment to bengai. sectarian violence has engulfed the country since march. uu.s. airway the carriers completed their merger today, creating the world's largest airline. four airline now control 80% of fli i
president obama will attend along with current and former leaders from more than 100 countries. is u.s. will airlift african forces and equipment to bengai. sectarian violence has engulfed the country since march. uu.s. airway the carriers completed their merger today, creating the world's largest airline. four airline now control 80% of fli i
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president obama as he aetch proed tpro -- as he approached the podium to speak, he shook his hand. it was brief but it mattered. >> in a big unexpected moment. this is not something administration officials were previewing to reporters before president obama arrived here in south africa. i think it might have been an insult to the entire day if he would have just passed the cuban leader. i also think it was interesting to note during president obama's remarks he talked about people who were imprisoned for their beliefs. he does have a political cover when he comes back home. there are still people in that situation down in cuba. the other thing that struck me about the president's speech, he was talking about it from a historical perspective but he made it personal as well, saying that nelson mandela makes me, president obama, want to be a better man. that was another big takeaway from that speech fwl because of the nature of politicals, people will dissect the hand shake, not so much that it occurred but what it will mean. this is about nelson mandela. it's his memorial. if shakin
president obama as he aetch proed tpro -- as he approached the podium to speak, he shook his hand. it was brief but it mattered. >> in a big unexpected moment. this is not something administration officials were previewing to reporters before president obama arrived here in south africa. i think it might have been an insult to the entire day if he would have just passed the cuban leader. i also think it was interesting to note during president obama's remarks he talked about people who...
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tuesday is memorial service which president obama and other heads of state will attend. there are going to be public viewing areas throughout the country, as well. >> wednesday through friday, nelson mandela will lie in state at the seat of government, which is, of course, pretoria and on sunday the state funeral will be held at his ancestral home which is qunu in south africa's eastern cape region. >> moments ago, we heard from desmond tutu speaking about nelson mandela, how he prevented an all-out racial war after leaving prison. >> everybody was saying we would have gone up in flames. and -- and he was like, here he was like a magician. he really was like a magician with a magic wand. turning us into this glorious multicolored rainbow people. >> speak of iconic figures, desmond tutu. >> he spoke at my college. and led the divestment movement. you have the shanty 2001s, the tents in the yard and everything as people were basically protesting investment in south africa. he spoke to us. >> he's quite the character, that's for sure. one of the people closest to any son ma
tuesday is memorial service which president obama and other heads of state will attend. there are going to be public viewing areas throughout the country, as well. >> wednesday through friday, nelson mandela will lie in state at the seat of government, which is, of course, pretoria and on sunday the state funeral will be held at his ancestral home which is qunu in south africa's eastern cape region. >> moments ago, we heard from desmond tutu speaking about nelson mandela, how he...
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caller: what we can look at is these countries were -- during this time. both of these countries had brutal racist regimes based on the color of skin. the united states is now, they are embracing this again because president obama is the president. see southke to africa, the blacks in south africa, they embrace reconciliation. this is what nelson mandela had nonviolent spirit we have a president here that is hated instead of love. nelson mandela he was loved. the only people that actually is --resident obama it president obama is black people and white people who are not racist. it was brutal what they did in south africa. the south africans and the united states african-americans went through the same thing. i hope someday the white people can come to reconciliations. this is the headline from the chicago tribune. a powerful voice of reconciliation. uniting a nation and captivating a world. if you're are just joining us or listening to us on c-span radio, we are getting your calls and reflections on the passing of nelson mandela. next is joe, new york, go
caller: what we can look at is these countries were -- during this time. both of these countries had brutal racist regimes based on the color of skin. the united states is now, they are embracing this again because president obama is the president. see southke to africa, the blacks in south africa, they embrace reconciliation. this is what nelson mandela had nonviolent spirit we have a president here that is hated instead of love. nelson mandela he was loved. the only people that actually is...
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leaders from at least a dozen countries will be here, united states president obama, as well as two former presidents, presidents clinton and bush as well as their wives will be in attendance with many other american dignitaries. they will be joined by the leaders of at least a dozen other countries, and more are continuing to join. >> madiba, this guy was the greatest, we'll never see someone like him again. >> reporter: on sunday, thousands packed places of worship in pretoria and soweto, different creeds and colors honoring a special man. >> today was a special mass for madiba. he said peace and we must hold that peace so that where is he, he'll be very pleased. >> reporter: tears and cheers capturing the loss and love for tata or father, as south africans called mandela. the makeshift memorials outside mandela's johannesburg home continue to grow but the greatest memorial may be the faces, black and white together. parents bring children who will live a life madiba helped make possible. >> they were born free, they were born in the free south africa so they'll experience all the fruits
leaders from at least a dozen countries will be here, united states president obama, as well as two former presidents, presidents clinton and bush as well as their wives will be in attendance with many other american dignitaries. they will be joined by the leaders of at least a dozen other countries, and more are continuing to join. >> madiba, this guy was the greatest, we'll never see someone like him again. >> reporter: on sunday, thousands packed places of worship in pretoria and...
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the country is polarized. barak obama, however, has made it worse. >> in what way? >> i think he's a partisan. he's an ideological partisan and we see it on everything. obamacare being the biggest example where no republican ideas, no republican votes. only straight party line vote. you see it with the senate changing the rules to limit republican power. he's all for that. so this is a president who talks about uniting the country, but when push comes to shove, he only chooses one side of every argument and therefore, the country is more divided as a result of his presidency than it was before. >> i can't tell you how many times i've heard people say, it seems like he's pitting one part of america against the other. you would hate to think that's true, but you look at the evidence and it does suggest that. >> look, it's red against blue, of course, but class warfare as well. it's about the wealthy -- he clearly has a chip on his shoulder about wealth. he doesn't mind taking wealthy people's money for his own campaign, but you get a sense he's really -- he really doe
the country is polarized. barak obama, however, has made it worse. >> in what way? >> i think he's a partisan. he's an ideological partisan and we see it on everything. obamacare being the biggest example where no republican ideas, no republican votes. only straight party line vote. you see it with the senate changing the rules to limit republican power. he's all for that. so this is a president who talks about uniting the country, but when push comes to shove, he only chooses one...
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i think it's politicians in general around the country. could be governors and other people that are involved. this is big money. the government is putting hundreds of billions of dollars into renewable energy. and these wind companies are not making a profit right now, most of them. it's the subsidies and tax credits and the grants that they're receiving from the government, it's unbelievable amount of money. the bald eagle's recovery got a micro dot of the federal money to bring them back. these wind companies are just getting a grab of money that's unbelievable. >> nobody knows more about this subject than you. you've been saving eagles for 30 years. al and challenger joining us from knoxville, tennessee. thank you very much. >> thank you, steve. >>> what do you think? e-mail us. meanwhile, 17 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, your kids' toys could contain toxic chemicals, all legal because of a loophole. what you need to know coming up. >>> and your e-mail pouring in on this. carey underwood is being attacked for appearing
i think it's politicians in general around the country. could be governors and other people that are involved. this is big money. the government is putting hundreds of billions of dollars into renewable energy. and these wind companies are not making a profit right now, most of them. it's the subsidies and tax credits and the grants that they're receiving from the government, it's unbelievable amount of money. the bald eagle's recovery got a micro dot of the federal money to bring them back....
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the headlines, the holiday shopping season is off to a disappointing start for retailers across the country. according to the latest numbers, weekend were down almost 3% from last year, but apparently people were doing a lot of window shopping, because foot traffic was actually up by 27%. >>> the obama administration says it has met it's own december deadline for significantly improving the health care enrollment website. officials say healthcare.gov can now handle 50,000 users at a time. however, actual enrollment figures aren't scheduled for release until the middle of this month. meantime, december 23rd is still the last day to sign up for coverage. >>> new research suggests toddlers may learn better when they're allowed to get as messy as they want. the study from the university of iowa found that toddlers learned new words like applesauce, puddle and playdough when they could play with it. in other words, just let them make a mess. >>> it was another impressive weekend at the box office for "hunger games" flick. "catching fire" brought in $175 million. it took in $112 million from frid
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as we mentioned, it's being staged across the country today. >> fast food workers will stage another walkout. they are demanding a $15 hour minimum wage. >> the walkouts come a day after president obama weighed in on the issue. susan saulny has more on the issue from washington. >> reporter: calling income inequality a defining issue of our time, president obama tried to make a case for tackling the growing economic gap between the rich and poor. the president says he will push congress to boost the minimum wage above the current $7.25 an hour. >> we know there are airport workers and fast food workers and nurse assistants and retail sales people who work their tails off and are still living at or barely above poverty. >> reporter: president obama said it was an issue to him as someone who grew up in a sometimes struggling middle-class family. >> there is no evidence that higher minimum wage jobs and raises low wage work area boosts short-term economic growth. >> reporter: the president's comments comes amid rising discontent from the middle and lower wage workers. workers at the lar
as we mentioned, it's being staged across the country today. >> fast food workers will stage another walkout. they are demanding a $15 hour minimum wage. >> the walkouts come a day after president obama weighed in on the issue. susan saulny has more on the issue from washington. >> reporter: calling income inequality a defining issue of our time, president obama tried to make a case for tackling the growing economic gap between the rich and poor. the president says he will...